The Columbia Lions were 3-5-1 in 1972.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pennsylvania | 4-3 | 6-3 | |
3-3-1 | 4-4-1 | ||
2-4-1 | 3-5-1 | ||
2-4-1 | 3-5-1 | ||
1-6 | 1-8 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 9 | 143 | 2,550 | 617 | 4.1 | 1,249 | 402 | 3.1 | 1,301 | 215 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 111th | 118th | 121st | 90th | 108th | 121st | 93rd | 74th | 69th | 75th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 124 | 2,514 | 4.0 | 1,490 | 439 | 3.4 | 1,024 | 197 | 5.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 66th | 9th | 18th | 25th | 10th | 46th | 12th | 19th | 12th | ||||||||||
Net | +19 | +36 | +617 | +0.2 | -241 | -37 | -0.3 | +277 | +18 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 67th | 59th | 121st | 55th | 72nd | 75th | 70th | 38th | 48th | 37th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |